Road-movie "In the wild": actors, roles, the process of creating a picture

Sean Penn belongs to the category of the most titled individuals of Hollywood. However, it is not enough for him to be just a good artist - Sean as a director has already shot five paintings. The last in this list is the tape "In the wild", the actors of which acquaint the viewer with the plot of the same name by John Krakauer. So, what is this film about and who played the main roles in it?

The creators of the picture and a short story

Sean Penn is widely known as the owner of several Oscars and prizes of numerous prestigious film festivals. For the first time as a director, he tried himself back in 1991: his drama "Running Indian" with Viggo Mortensen in the title role was nominated for the main prize of the film festival in Locarno.

Then there was the "Guard at the Crossroads" and "Promise" with Jack Nicholson, as well as the drama "September 11", consisting of 11 movie novels. Since 1996, Penn has been hatching the idea of removing the picture "In the wild." Actors in this project were invited little-known. Also, Shona's wife refused to appear in it, although she honored her previous paintings with her presence.

"In the wild" - this is the story of a real person who abandoned his fortune and started to wander around the world. The protagonist lived for some time in Mexico, the States, and then organized a difficult test for himself, settling in Alaska on an ordinary bus.

On the screens of the drama was released on September 1, 2007.

Emil Hirsch in the role of Christopher

Since Pen thought for the first time in 1996 about the shooting of the painting "In the wild", the actors on the main roles were originally planned by others. The role of the protagonist named Christopher was to be played by Leonardo di Caprio, and Mr. Franz had to be played by Marlon Brando.

However, the real participants in this story have thought too long about whether they agree to the adaptation of the creation of John Krakauer. As a result, the film was shot only ten years later, and the main role was given to the novice actor Emil Hirsch.

For the sake of filming in the tape Sean Penn Hirsch lost 18 kilograms. Until now, this film is best known in Hirsch's filmography.

Emil has acted in film since the age of eight, but he is not very lucky with the main roles. In the line of his works appear projects "Sabrina - little witch", "Pretender", "Imperial Club", "First Aid". Emil played the central characters in the youth comedy "Neighbor", the drama "Alpha Dog" and the action movie "Speed-racer".

Catherine Keener in the role of Jane

On his way, Christopher McCandless (the protagonist of the picture) met a variety of people. So he met a certain Jane Burris, whose role was played by Catherine Keener.

Catherine in the States is a recognizable persona. She was twice nominated for an Oscar, she played in well-known Hollywood films.

For example, in the 91st she played Yvonne in a comedy with Brad Pitt "Johnny Suede". Since then, Keener and Pitt have developed friendly relations. In 98, Mr .. actress appeared in the action movie "Out of sight" with George Clooney and Jennifer Lopez.

In 1999, Keener received a major role in the comedy "Being John Malkovich." For work in this project, the artist was nominated for an Oscar.

Also in the filmography of Catherine appear the films "Adaptation" Spike Jones, "Interpreter" Sidney Pollack, "The 40-year-old virgin" Judd Apatow and other works.

"In the wild" - the film that brought Katherine nomination for the Screen Actors Guild of the United States. However, the coveted actress did not win.

"In the wild": actors. Holbrook as Ron

Holbrook in the directorial work of Sean Penn received the role of Ron Franz - the very role that Penn planned to give Brando. For the role of Franz Hal was nominated for "Oscar" as the best secondary actor.

Hal Holbrook has been acting in films since the 1950s. When he decided to participate in the Penn project, he was 81 years old.

The career of the actor in the series The Brighter Day began. Then, ten years of his life, Hal spent on a multi-series project "FBI."

In the 79th actor received the main role in the drama "Natural Enemies". According to the plot, the hero of Holbrooke killed his entire family on the basis of everyday problems, so that the role of Hel was not easy. And a year later the actor happened to play the president of the United States in the militant "Abduction of the President."

In the 81st, Holbrook won the role of John Webster, the father of a teenaged teenager. In the drama "Kill Randy Webster" the hero Hal began his dangerous investigation and entered into a fight with the local police.

The actor did not play the leading roles anymore. In the last years of his life he was filming more and more in television series: "The Sopranos", "First Aid", "Sons of Anarchy".

Other performers of roles

Marsha Gay Harden played in the project Penn Billy McCandless - the mother of the protagonist. Marcha is also known for her roles in the films "Pollock" and "Meet Joe Black".

The role of Christopher's father was given to William Hurt ("Other Hypostases", "The First Avenger: Confrontation").

Also in the film, a young Hollywood star appeared - Kristen Stewart ("Twilight").

Reviews and reviews

"In the wild" - a film that was received quite warmly by critics. On the IMDb site the score of the picture is 8.20. Moreover, the tape received the Golden Globe for its musical accompaniment and the National Council of Film Critics Award, which went to Hersh for his work on the image of Christopher.

The audience is impressed by Penn's work with a lot of problems that the director has touched on in his work. For example, the problem of mental and mental limitations of consumer society. People are accustomed to saturate their lives with the benefits of civilization to the point of rejection, but they completely forgot about the basic needs of man: healthy work, spiritual communication with people, the formation of good human relationships. Even if you do not pay attention to the philosophical implications, it's simply interesting to look at the story of a man who at once changed everything in his life.